Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

The car stopped not far from the village. His return had been rushed this time. Aside from the clothes and daily necessities he had bought for Aurora, he brought nothing else. The car was a rental, and once they arrived at their destination, it was destined to return to the small county town.

"It's chilly in the mountains. Put on a jacket."

Aurora was still wearing a white dress. The warm climate of Lorvale made her dress lightly. Justin handed her a knitted cardigan to drape over her shoulders.

Her long hair flowed freely, and the wind gently lifted the hem of her dress. Standing there amidst the mountains, she looked like a fairy descending to earth.

Mrs. Woolf pulled Justin aside. "Justin, have you thought about what bringing Aurora back will mean for Lana? What will she think?"

"Mrs. Woolf, you know as well as I do that, with or without Aurora, I've never liked Lana. This is the perfect chance for her to understand that clearly."

"Men always protect the women they love, but are they always this cruel to those they don't?" Mrs. Woolf had watched these two children grow up. It was unfortunate that Lana loved Justin while Justin didn't reciprocate.

That girl was stubborn, too. She had been waiting for Justin to come back and marry her. She even said that if Justin didn't marry her, she wouldn't marry anyone else in this lifetime.

Now that Justin had brought Aurora back, Mrs. Woolf could already foresee how much this would hurt Lana. Without even seeing it, she knew the girl would suffer.

"You're mistaken, Mrs. Woolf. If I don't love her, giving her false hope would be the real cruelty. I've made my rejection clear many times, but she insists on waiting."

"Fine, fine. You young people sort out your own affairs. I can't control it anyway. Let's go."

"Alright."

Justin carried the bags and walked toward Aurora. "You'll get to try some of our local specialties soon. You can't find them in the big city."

"What kind of specialties?" Aurora asked curiously.

"You'll see," Justin replied with a mysterious smile.

a more refined and modern design compared to the traditional ones. Nestled among the mountains, they blended

stilt houses. They're fully modernized inside, so you don't

snakes, insects, and rodents. Nowadays, they're more about

for tourism. "Has no one thought about developing this place? It's perfect for tourism. The tourism

these, Aurora's business acumen surfaced. She

decent person. Although she didn't fully understand why he had become a pirate, she thought

Aurora had no desire to become his enemy.

the beauty industry. Why

glanced

She hadn't mentioned her profession to

"How did you know?"

you had the other

become more sensitive and emotionally volatile. Sometimes,

I'm also in real estate. I own

area's natural beauty, if you ever want to develop it, I could help

That way, the people here could live better

taint this untouched beauty. I can't say whether it's

were genuinely impressed. She was so young and already the CEO of a listed company! If

thing, but not everyone needs it. I think preserving this pure land is just

would bring benefits, but overdevelopment could destroy this pristine environment. Every coin has two

realize it before, but now I see you're an incredible businesswoman. No wonder you're

I'd achieve so much either," Aurora replied with a smile. The faint sadness in her expression felt familiar to

family and the betrayal by her best friend. Justin had only seen fragments of the news, but Aurora's suffering was far

anymore.

but she avoided him with a smile. "We're not

woman.

It had taken so much effort just to get Aurora to start talking to him. He didn't want to push her further away by overstepping. As they